The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-18
ALL STIRRED UP In PIKE.
TIE Old OOUNTY IN a STATE OF
MIND BOU LOTS OF THINGS.

Len Greeninr's Nose Case IL Ceminx on. ana
There. Enoush Flee Of an Exciting Ma
ture to Keep Folks Awake NIGHTS.
MILFORD, Pa, Dec. 17.-It has been a long
time since Pike county has had 30 much to got
worked up over as she has Just now. The last
most exciting time in the county was the fall
Hicks Van Etten wasn't elected Representa-
tive. He was q Republican, and was running
against i've Democratic candidates. As the
Republican vote In the county at that time
only required tho use Of an omnibus two or
three trips to carry 1t to the polls, five Demo-
Gratis weren't thought any too many to buck
against one Republican. But whom the re-
turns came In on that election day, with only
one township to hear from. and that the Re-
publican township, Van Etten was ahead. OF
course, the Democrats believed the crack Of
doom was at hand. Never in the history Of the
county had any one but a Democrat repro
sented Pike county in tho halls Of legislation.
Consequently, the pail OF gloom that hung
over tho Democracy was so thick that
they could have cut horse blankets out
OF It. On tho other hand, Joy reigned
hilarious In the Republican camp. Such q
jubilee had never boon known in politics.
While its revelry and glee were at their height
q mar on horseback came tearing In with the
vote OF tho Republican township. II q five
million-ton thunderbolt had dropped itself
down on the jubilant Republican camp it
couldn't have changed the aspect of things
thore more completely than those election
returns did. Instead OF the only Republican
township In tho county sending their man ina
majority. they gave it to ono of the five Demo-
cratic candidates, and elected himl or course,
that saved the country and postponed indefl-
nitely tho crack OF doom, but it made the Re-
publicans mad. and caused great excitement
in the county.
Since that memorable and critical epoch In
the history OF Pike county, the people haven't
been 30 much stirred UP US they are now. Sum
days SUN told the story OF how much is de-
pending on the appointment Of q clerk to tho
Board of County Commissioners, but that Is
only one Of many things that are stirring the
popular heart and tongue. In the first place
the great and only Jerry Greening family.
which hasn't missed having a case in court. II
it could help 1t, for forty years or more. is to
have one at noxt week's term q little out of the
had in eourt, Wa nI1 that Of John Grse ming t b
aslRSSos ~ h IsmSS by h1ifin .E2 hls h the SS faIl oi BHsts
because The %neiehbor,s dos barked at Johns
9o1Gs:J Jerry was johns brother h The ' evidence
young Jerry's fat6er-in-law hated to have it said
that his son-in-law's brother was hanged. as it
reflected on the family connections; SO the rest
sltion In which the. brothers father. in-law was
placed. agreed to find John guilty Of murder IN
family. during their occupancy Of the town.
blacked the eyes. broken the head. and visited
all sorts OF disigurementS on the countenance
ss s The toS Sys1y piti aSGo In ihsir b bSTn tbeyp had ns w al
ways lived In harmony among themselves.
Occasionally o. Ola J J fEs who i is nov nov 4. = s9; AN and
fellow citizen. or bear. occasionally, found It
soSs. iasy to to RRe eep tS Sn ef rom or s %ffs 81 too a,G m iGSh
conceft aboard. but they never, had any fights
S STo aSc Sst n. Of any 4b.G diie re SS. Of opinion 9Bn nss or bad bad
received here. some time after John had been
removed from the family circle and sur.
Case Greening and his brother Lon had
engaged n u genuine gepuges. bite and
d i%ritasv way up, t and | that Case had df bitten Ions
nose, Off so close to his face that a knife In tho
h hsnas IF fhe ns s%rv could fGq haTdfy h ps Se de 9 it. any
his nose 70 Port Jeryis 70 have i nxsd on; H
50 cold that the Doctor tod Lon It could never
said that he could u i build! 4 a fair" fairly prssentsSle
pose on Lon in place Of the one his brother had
and, moulding it in shape on his face. Lon was
s snd ~ Ito to h bSc,o g g nose; SO sDd be m barsd n hds arm i'm
missing nasal ornament was replaced. The
new nose, grew and thrived on the site Of the
old one. but it's symmetry, although entirely
NOT add sufficiently to Ions personal appear
ahce to erase from his mind the memory Of its
Kept faI q Warrant aai in Se aaa1,sss against ,aaink the return ct re
OF his brother Case, who had not haunted the
Enc SaT ae ed5ff yaIGsa 70 Yo any ns great snS sf fsss since
Case was a school director Of the township.
and It was 2 longing to perform duties de.
the township that made him at last brave his
brothers prot hers wrath and the mini9ns OF the law.
Neglected. neg duties s,e"f Then Fhs 0t tie Warrant al '~ Wss
clapped on him, and he gave bail to appear at
eoHrt a N ne Explain to twin, h. had been i'm;
Of the nose made dear to him by long and
theretofore inseparable companionship.. Next
as Old Jerry has been heard to say that il the
Court does not make Case sweat as bad as it
law to Case. himself. The people Of Pike county
arc NATURALLY somewhatm moved over the coming
On the top of tho Greening nose litigation
tr II q JoHn M tHiat q Por3er town toWnsh sH:
VII ss | s% 2 jpn }sS M MIA eo'HH! H VIZ f iSs n asax
anarter; He was known y as the Flying / putehs
man" by his fellow policemen; Nine or ten
Policeman Mink how be could make a fortune
and live the life Of a retired and Independent
farmer by investing the spnre cash no had in n
tract Of Pike county land the agent, had for
timber, tan bark, cord-wood and big timber for
saving into lumber on that tract. the agent
should ever run out, why, there was the land
loft waiting fer the plough and the quicken;
DO much nicer to haul in, lumber, and
farm produce than 1t was to haul in DRINKS, so
he bought the tract, resigned from the police
force. and moved his family to Pike county.
As there wore only five other families IN the
township, and the settlement nearest to Mink's
farm was six miles distant, the ex-policemqn
bors. lie found some railroad ties and otiier
timber on the place. but as the nearest market
tant, the profits In those products OF the forest
hHyS not at any time been SO large as to compel
After . year or 80 Mink discovered a place on
his tract where there was some land, and he
went TO filling 1t, and has been able since to
keep his family from starving. Some months
ago he had q lawsuit with some ono in another
fnWnshin and the cnaa Waa mot iacflsd aNnpt-